Chris Pantano "Images & Collections"

Chris Pantano has been celebrated as an Australian artist over many decades. During this period his expertise in developing form and colour variation has taken him on a path of exploration. The hues of the Australian outback and the vivid colour and texture of the Great Barrier Reef are often inspiration for Chris' glass pieces. Please find below a broad selection of material. Simply click on the icon to discover more of this inspirational art.

Landscapes

"Like paintings wrapped in glass", these pieces embody the spirit, colours and textures of the unique Australian landscape. The photo-realistic and three dimensional appearance is created by building up the design on successive gathers of clear glass during the lengthy blowing process. When the picture is complete, a final encasing clear gather is taken over the cooling mass. Retaining the composition and crispness of image is an art in itself. Each "Landscape" varies in theme, design elements, colour, size and form, rendering each piece as unique as the landscape which inspires its creation.

Prints

Giclee prints on art paper of close-up sections of blown glass.

Trees

These pieces are richly surface coloured and are blown into sections of hollow tree branches to impart the real texture of gnarled wood grain. The internal colours represent the wide variety of beautiful Australian hardwood timbers.

Primal Patterns

The inspiration for these pieces is derived from a long-standing interest in the art, language and philosophy of ancient and indigenous cultures. The area of greatest interest revolves around the universality of man's expression through the use of symbols.

Sandcast Masks

The human face has fascinated artists for many thousands of years and has been created in many mediums. These masks are sculpted into moist sand, which is then kiln dried and filled with liquid glass, ladled from the furnace, The cast glass is then combined with wood, stone or metal. Each mask is unique as the sand moulds can only be used once.

Blown Vases

These pieces are non themed, blown vessels, exploring a variety of colouring and patterning techniques.

Sculpture

Sculptural forms utilizing blown hand-formed glass and sand cast glass in combination with stone metal and wood

Earlier Works

These themes were developed in blown and sculptural work from 1985. They are still being explored in current works.

Big Trees and Didgeridu

Wood Blown trees in the shades and tones of the Australian landscape, including Tall trees, Big trees and Didgeridu forms. The forms have been blown into hollow sections of Gum Trees, which have been eaten out by white ants or termites.

Paintings

"Paintings inspired by the hot glass work and the themes
explored in the glass works including Patterns, Symbols and the Environment, both inner and outer."

Soul Journey Boats

Soul Journey Series - Blown and sand cast boats.